So the word around the press box is that tonight's starting lineup for the Crushers was picked out of a hat.

Now it has been to be confirmed and I will ask manager John Massarelli after the game but lets just say no one is the Crushers organization is denying it.

It looks like Andrew Davis was protected as he is still hitting third but the rest of the lineup is unlike any so far this year.

If it is true - it reeks of desperation. I guess that losing 10 of 11 will do that but the reason the Crushers are losing is not because of bad luck. They are losing because they are not playing the game the right way. This team has been brutal on the bases running themselves into way too many out.

Massarelli knows his team better than I do so hopefully this will work. But say they win -- do you keep it? Seems like a slap in the face to the game of baseball to me.

Play hard. Play right. Do your best and work out of it. This seems like a gimmick. It is something my crappy little league coach did when I was in the fourth grade. Didn't like it then and don't like it now.

But hey Andrew Davis just homered in the first. Where does he normally hit? Oh wait that's right the Crushers best player always hits third.